Heart Speaks

If I speak in fear, my heart will fill with holes,
Overcome my life; complicate my soul.

If I speak with jealousy, I'm just wasting time.
God put you on one path, he also gave me mine.

If I speak of past, my hurts, and my pains,
Never forgiving, my legacy is stained.

If I speak in lies, enjoying my deceptions,
Satan owns my tongue, without any exceptions.

If I speak in hate, I leave my good behind,
Thistles choke my heart; contaminate my mind.

If I speak in gossip, soon I'll discover,
My soul starts to wither; I may never recover.

If I speak in pride, shame will conquer me,
I'll be humiliated, for everyone to see.

But if I speak lovingly I am planting tiny seeds,
That one day may grow up, to be flowers instead of weeds.

~ Jules St. Jermaine~

The Gossip

She handed me a package and told me it was good.

It really didn't feel the way, I assumed it would.

I paused before I opened; wondering what's inside,

Then I heard a whisper and felt it was a lie.

I stopped to look up at her, a smile upon her face.

I knew she'd brought a morsel of someone's pain; disgrace.

I paused for just a moment then handed back her gift.

Peace is what I'm looking for instead of causing rifts.

Then she turned away from me and headed to another.

She calls these folks her friends, her sisters, and her brothers.

So be careful of the gifts that come, as gossip, lies and hate,

And beware of these people, for they contaminate.